Hi Darlin’!
Even though I put my earplugs in last night, there was so much hard rain that it woke me up a couple of times it was beating so hard on the roof! It seemed to rain practically all night, and I heard later that we had nearly five inches! Everything is soggy, but it seemed to drain away pretty, though it was muddy all around. A tree came down on the other side of the loop, right across the road, so I called the office and they sent someone out to chop enough of it off the road so cars can get around it. Was surprised when the young sawyer actually got his chainsaw stuck at one point, it took us fifteen minutes to get it unstuck. I helped move the limbs and trunk sections out of the way, but he didn’t really cut much up except what was right on the road. I think we moved enough for me get past it, the road is pretty narrow right there, with trees on both sides, but I think it will be okay. Naturally, though, it’s way too wet to even attempt to go riding. I let the horses loose, though, so they could get some exercise. Poor Apollo, I’ve yet to ride him here! I was thinking about doing it tomorrow, but then I got a message from one of the women I rode with on Saturday saying she’s going to take a 15-mile road ride tomorrow and asked me to come, so it will be Flash again tomorrow. I also had Kari come by with Hal and a boxed dinner from a local barbecue place, which was really sweet of her! They kept me company for awhile, and we worked out the details of our riding plans for the weekend. Once this front finishes going through overnight, it’s supposed to be nice the rest of the weekend and into next week, fingers crossed! Read and watched TV pretty much the rest of the day, now I’m ready for shower and bed. Good night, babe! Love you!

Hi Babe!
Woke up early and well-rested, got my chores and breakfast done, then headed into town, first stopping at the post office to get my two packages, plus send out a package as well. From there I went to pick up some hay just north of town, very big bales, though loosely strung so I had to be very careful stacking it or the bale would fall apart. Roger only charged my $4 a bale, which is the best price I’ve gotten in a while, plus he threw in an extra bale, so it was a good deal. Unfortunately, the weather forecast mistimed the rain coming in, again, and I hit a couple of brief but heavy showers just before getting back to camp, darn it. I left it out in the sun for awhile, and finally got it stored away, I’m hoping it didn’t get so wet as to get moldy, fingers crossed. Of course, it will all get used up in the next couple of weeks, so it should be all right. Traded in that propane tank that expires in December for a refurbished one from Walmart, and tried to find a spare quart of oil, but evidently there’s a Rotella shortage for some reason. Anyway, heavy rain moved in later in the day, so I just had another leisurely TV binge-watching day. And that’s all the news that’s fit to print! Good night, sweetness! Love you!

Hi Babe!
Ended up getting to bed late, but had a good night sleep. My one and only neighbor left pretty early this morning while it was still foggy out, and finally, we had the place to ourselves! Just the way I like it. My first chore after feeding the horses and putting them out to graze was to solve a leveling problem. Last night when I went to close the trailer door, it got caught on the stairs, which it hadn’t done here before, but I remembered noticing that the jack stanchion on that side had sunk into the ground (along with the board I had it sitting on), so I jacked the trailer back up, hooked it up to the truck and raised the jacks up. Fortunately, there is a pile of gravel nearby, so I got out my big manure shovel and got some of the gravel and filled in the hole and then some, put down a second board, and raised the trailer back up again. I had breakfast after than, then did a couple of other odd jobs before settling down to read for awhile. Then I did some mending. On one of our recent trips, I left too much slack in Apollo’s lead rope when I tied him into the trailer and he managed to knock over a feed bin, munch a bunch, then started tearing into the bag that holds the patio rug and ripped that up as if it were a feed bag, so I mended that, as well as the pocket in my down vest (or should I say, YOUR down vest which I have now inherited). Went back to reading, then eventually binge TV, so a leisurely day, to say the least. When it was supper time, I had to loosen up the anchor that Apollo was on, it had gotten stuck on one of the posts, and after I did that, he went galloping across the campground heading for his hay on the line, hardly noticing the anchors flopping along behind him! Funny horse! Finally settled down for the evening, grilling a beautiful thick, bacon-wrapped sirloin that was really nice. Getting close to shower and bed time, so I’ll say good night now. Love you, darlin’!

Hi Darlin’!
Had a great night sleep, though some rained moved in during the night, but I didn’t hear it because my earplugs were in. By the time I got up this morning, pretty much all of the non-horse campers were gone. A few day riders came in, and a group left about the time I was having breakfast, all slickered up and leaving in the rain. Just after they left, it started to come down pretty good, and a half hour later, there was a torrential downpour! As I’ve said, I’m a fair weather rider, and it would either have to be an emergency with someone’s life at stake, or a big paycheck at the end for me to ride in that kind of weather! Unless it’s a linear ride where I had no choice, like a cattle drive, of course! It basically rained almost all day, finally clearing up a little in the late afternoon, but even then it stayed cloudy. I spent part of the day doing some cleanup, the counter and dining room table area needed some serious reorganizing, and it took me nearly three hours just to do those two small areas! It does look a bit better now, I just don’t quite have enough storage space for everything, so I’m having to do some rethinking on how to get organized. I have a few ideas, but I’ll have to see if they pan out. Meanwhile, the rest of the day was reading and binge-watching an Australian series called Offspring, which has been somewhat entertaining. The rain has finally stopped for now, and I’m ready for shower and bed. Good night, sweetie! Love you!

Hey Babe,
A great night sleep, did my chores, then headed out to do a big shopping day today. I haven’t been in awhile, so I had a lot to stock up on. First stop was Tractor Supply, but unfortunately they don’t do propane refills at the Moulton location, so they recommended I go to the Coop. Ridiculously expensive though! They stopped filling at four gallons (I’ve never had ANYONE stop before at least 4.2. and usually I get up to 4.7 or 4.8!) Guy there claimed it was the law they had to stop at 4! Plus it cost me over $18, which several dollars more than I usually pay for a FULL tank! Well, I’m not going THERE again! Only good thing that came out of that was they had some nice hats, and I found a nice green mesh one that looks like an Aussie jungle hat with a nice shape, and I needed one, so I bought that. Then I had a good long shop at Walmart, then a stop at Marathon for diesel, it was actually cheaper than at Walmart, a quick stop at a beer store, though they still didn’t have my Yeungling’s Black and Tan, but at least they had Modelo Negra, so I bought some of that. Hot weather always makes me want to have beer, and I haven’t had any in months, so I was glad to get something. Got back to camp, unpacked everything, then… had a beer! Settled down for the rest of the day, but did manage to line up a riding buddy for tomorrow, someone who can trailer us over to the west Pine Torch loop for a ride. She was recommended by my Facebook group network, so I guess that’s a good place to find help when I need it! Anyway, I’ve had a relaxing evening, probably ate too much but will hopefully burn it off tomorrow. Heading for shower and bed now. Good night, my darlin! Love you!

Hi Sweetie!
Had a good night sleep, then immediately started in on laundry, it was a gorgeous day to hang stuff outside, and start work on my computer. I had all the followup work from the Workshop to do, you know, Thank You notes, Certificates etc. I’m very glad I uploaded the videos last week, though, because the cell phone signal is very iffy here, I have to put the phone up in the bedroom on the west side in order to get a decent enough signal to do anything, even Netflix, but it’s tricky. I also had a couple of months worth of bookkeeping to do, though I hadn’t realized I was that far behind. Anyway, it took be pretty much all day to do that, so riding was not in the cards today, which is fine, it’s good to let the horses rest. I put Apollo out on his anchor and Flash was loose for awhile, at least while my neighbor was out riding, but when he got back I hooked Flash back up to the highline. In the afternoon, his horse, named Lucy, broke her line and came trotting back towards me, then seemed to head towards the woods until she hit the treeline, at which point she stopped to graze. I managed to get close enough to put a lead rope on her when her owner showed up and took her home. I was in the middle of grilling one of my last Zweigler’s white hots on the grill, so I had to turn that off to rescue her, or it would have burnt to a crisp. Wouldn’t want to do that with such a valuable commodity! (you have to be from western NY to understand that!) Anyway, finally settled down for a quiet evening, glad to be on Central time, where it gets dark around 7:00, much more to my liking, though that will change when the clocks change in a few weeks. Had a great, long shower, going to be on fresh sheets, looking forward to it! Good night, babe! Love you!